US EditionPackers' Christian Watson Expects to Make His Season Debut Sunday at Pittsburgh
Watson aims to play after nearly 10 months recovering from ACL surgery, potentially boosting the Packers' offense alongside rookie Matthew Golden.
- This coming week the Green Bay Packers are expected to welcome back wide receiver Christian Watson against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a prime-time Week 8 game at Acrisure Stadium.
- The Packers opened Watson's 21-day practice window on Oct. 6 and signed him to a one-year extension with $11 million in new money, increasing his practice workload over two weeks.
- Watson finished last season with 29 receptions for 620 yards, and his 21.4-yard average, along with Golden's emerging speed, enhances the Packers' deep-threat ability.
- The team could wait until after Sunday night to activate Watson from the physically unable to perform list, with the Packers medical staff making the final decision.
- Watson's return adds a new dimension to the Packers' offense, the Steelers will have their work cut out at home and DraftKings lists their moneyline at +150 for Sunday.
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Packers' Christian Watson expects to make his season debut Sunday at Pittsburgh
Green Bay wide receiver Christian Watson expects to play Sunday night at Pittsburgh. It would be his first game action since tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the Packers' 2024 regular-season finale.
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Packers' Christian Watson expects to make season debut vs. Steelers
GREEN BAY, Wis. — While so much of the focus of Sunday’s prime-time matchup between Green Bay and Pittsburgh has been on Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers facing his former team, Christian Watson plans on it being a special night for him, too. The Packers wide receiver expects to return to game action for the first time in nearly 10 months. “That’s my plan,” Watson said after Wednesday’s practice. “I say it every week — obviously just leaving i…
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